Bottle-stopper.



G. A. CARPENTER.

BOTTLE STOPPER.

APPLICATION HLED m3. 21.1913.

1,162,032, Patented Nov. 30, 1915.1

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GEORGE A. CARPENTER, OF FOR-'1 MORGAN, COLORADO.

BOTTLE-STOPPER.

Application filed February 21, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. CARPENTER, citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Morgan, in the county of Morgan and State of Colorado,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle- Stoppers,of which-the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bottle stoppers and as its principal objectcontemplates the provision of such a device which is equipped with anovel form of leakage preventing packing and means for preventing theaccidental displacement of the stopper.

A further object is to construct the retaining means for holding thestopper in assembled position with such regard to proportion, number andarrangement of parts that it may be readily applied to any bottle ofstandard make.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as areillustrated. in their preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings,described in the following specification and then more particularlypointed out in the claims which are appended hereto and form a part ofthis application.

Vith reference to the drawings, wherein, I have illustrated thepreferred embodiment of my invention as it is reduced to practise, andthroughout the several views of which, similar reference numeralsdesignate corresponding parts: Figure 1 is a side elevation of thebottle neck equipped with my stopper. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig.8 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe stopper without the retaining means.

Proceeding now to the description of the drawings, the numeral 1designates the stopper of my device formed with the laterally extendingbore 2 wherein is oosely journaled the U shaped retaining member 3. Thestopper 1 is preferably tapered adjacent its lower ends and may be madeof any suitable material. The member 3 is preferably formed of a lengthof wire but any other resilient material may be employed. Adjacent itslower tapered end, the stopper 1 is reduced to form the neck 4.- aroundwhich is mounted the packing gland 5. This packing gland is preferablyformed of rubber Specification of Letters Patent. i

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

Serial No. 749,901.

and-is provided with an annular bead 6, which when the cork is inassembled position bears against the periphery of the bottle mouth as isillustrated in Fig. 3. The bottle neck 7 is of the customaryconstruction having the annular mouth and circular flange 8 and adjacentenlarged portion 9, these elements being clearly illustrated in thedrawings to bring out the fact that the stopper retaining means may bereadily applied to any bottle neck of standard construction. As a meansfor retaining the stopper in sealed position, I have employed a lengthof wire 10 which is wound about the bottle neck and consequently bentupon itself at the junction of the encircling portions to provide theoutwardly and oppositely directed retaining arms 11. These retainingarms 11 are bent at their terminals to form the bill members 12 whichare adapted to engage the bill members 13 formed on the U shaped member3 and thus prevent the accidental displacement of the stopper.

l V hat is claimed is:

1. In combination with the neck of a bottle, a strand of wire encirclingsaid neck, crossed arms formed integral with said wire and radiatingfrom their point of intersection, a stopper, and means carried by saidstopper having connections with said arms, for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the neck of a bottle, a strand of wire encirclingsaid neck, crossed arms formed integral with said wire and radiatingfrom their point of intersec tion, a stopper, and a substantially U-shaped strand of wire carried by said stopper having connections withsaid arms, as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In combination with a neck of a bottle, a strand of wire embracingsaid neck and tle, a strand 01' wire looped about said neck and arrangedin crossed relation to provide oppositely extending arms, saidstrandhaving the free extremities thereof formed into loops, a stopper, andmeans carried by said stopper connecting the latter with said loops.

GEORGE A. CARPENTER.

lVitnesses:

ERNEST E. CALKINS, PAUL B. WALKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

